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Authorities don’t yet know what caused the fire on the Phillips 66 pipeline in Paradis, but a crew of six workers was cleaning it at the time, St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne said at a news conference.

So far this year, Three Rivers Ambulance Authority first responders have administered naloxone, or narcan, 47 times. It’s the drug that can reverse an opioid overdose. Some forms of it are skyrocketing in price.

Just last week, after the BSA announced it would admit transgender boys, the National Organization for Women issued a statement urging the 106-year-old youth organization to allow girls to join as well.